List of all-time NHL standings

The following is a list of the all-time standings records for each of the 31 active National Hockey League (NHL) teams, beginning with the first NHL season (1917–18), and accurate as of the end of the 2015–16 NHL season.[1] Teams are sorted by the overall percentage of points accumulated out of points available (two times the number of games played) throughout NHL history. In the NHL's standings system, a team is awarded 2 points for a win (regardless if earned in regulation or overtime), 1 point for a tie, 1 point for an overtime loss, and 0 points for a loss.[2]

The overtime loss statistic (abbreviated as OT or OTL) was introduced into the NHL's standings in the 1999–00 season.[3] The term for the point in standings awarded to a team for an overtime loss is the Bettman point,[4] named after Gary Bettman, the NHL Commissioner at the time of its introduction.[5] It is more commonly referred to as a loser point by media outlets and fans alike.[2][4]

As a result of the 2004–05 NHL lockout, which canceled the entire 2004–05 season, the league adopted a shootout featuring shots on goals, in order to determine the winner of a game which is still tied after an overtime period.[6] This adoption, introduced in the 2005–06 season, eliminated ties from the game.[7]

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Logo of the Montreal Canadiens, the NHL leader in terms of games (tied with Toronto Maple Leafs), wins, ties, points, and point percentage, as of the end of the 2016–17 season.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson of the Arizona Coyotes, the team with the lowest point percentage in NHL history, as of the end of the 2017–18 season.

As of the end of 2016–17 NHL season, the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs are tied for the most games played in the NHL, with 6,578 games.[1] The Canadiens additionally lead all NHL franchises in wins (3,374), ties (837), and points (7,732).[1] The Maple Leafs additionally lead all NHL franchises in losses (2,762).[1] Being the most recently established team in the NHL, the Vegas Golden Knights have the fewest games played among all NHL franchises (82).[1] The Vegas Golden Knights also have the fewest wins (51), and points (109). The Arizona Coyotes have the lowest point percentage in NHL history (.477).[1] The Vegas Golden Knights have the fewest total losses (24).[1] In terms of overtime losses, the Florida Panthers have recorded the most (181), while the Vegas Golden Knights have recorded the fewest (7).[1]